Lafayette Houghton Bunnell
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Jump to navigationJump to searchLafayette Houghton Bunnell[1] was a Hospital Steward in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry.
Antebellum
- Born in 1824 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York
- Enlisted from La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
War Career
- April 18, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company B
- June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
- July 22, 1861 - Appointed Hospital Steward of regiment
- May 9, 1862 - Discharged by Special Order #52 from the Headquarters of the Department of the Rappahannock
Postwar Career
- Died in 1903 in Homer, Winona County, Minnesota
Family
- PARENTS
- Father Bradley Bunell - Born in 1874 in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Died ?
- Mother Charlotte Houghton - Born in 1788 in Newfane, Windham County, Vermont. Died ?
- Married ?
- Further genealogy available HERE
Notes
- ↑ RWV (1) 0351 lists his name as La Fayette H. Bunnells - assumed to be incorrect given other sources
Sources
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Pages 346, 351)
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Genealogy - Lafayette Houghton Bunnell
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- Soldiers from La Crosse County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Enlisted
- Wisconsin Mustered In
- Wisconsin Officers
- Union Officers on 1861.07.22 (Hospital Steward)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1861.07.22 (Hospital Steward)
- Wisconsin Discharged
- Union Discharged on 1862.05.09 (Order)
- Wisconsin Discharged on 1862.05.09 (Order)
- Source: RWV (1) 0346
- Source: RWV (1) 0351